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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · 23h

Nothing to see here.

Just two gigantic eyes in deep space, staring.

Unblinking.

Two bright nodes of light in this scene resemble giant eyes, staring Earthward. They are surrounded by fainter wisps of stars, set against a backdrop black as night.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · 2d

Another STUNNING image from JWST, this time of the Red Spider Nebula—the vast, wispy, gaseous remains of a now-dead star, the white dwarf core still glowing in the centre.

A series of wispy, blue strands emanate from the centre of the image, which is glowing orangey–red with a little pink. The background is FESTOONED with stars, all set against a black backdrop.

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Matthew Hay Br🎃wn @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING Ireland elects independent Catherine Connolly president. The Sinn Fein-backed leftist campaigned on economic justice at home, fury over Gaza

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Ireland elects a leftist who campaigned on economic justice, Gaza

Catherine Connolly, an independent endorsed by Sinn Fein, campaigned on calls for urgent domestic reform with an unflinching critique of Israel’s war in Gaza.

www.washingtonpost.com

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7d

Pope Leo XIV prayed with King Charles III and Queen Camilla in the Sistine Chapel, marking a first time a British monarch publicly worshipped with a sitting pontiff since Henry VIII broke with the Vatican and formed the Church of England in 1534.

In ‘historic moment,’ King Charles prays with Pope Leo at Sistine Chapel

The royal visit to the Vatican marks the first time in nearly 500 years that a British monarch, head of the Anglican church, has prayed with a Roman Catholic pope.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 8d

Big news from Sweden:

A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Ukraine for the sale of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets

SVT erfar: Sverige vill sälja 150 Gripenplan till Ukraina

Sverige skriver under en avsiktsförklaring om att undersöka möjligheten att sälja uppemot 150 Gripenplan till Ukraina, erfar SVT. Det meddelar statsminister Ulf Kristersson på en pressträff inom kort,...

www.svt.se

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Earl Grey: 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 @earlgreymemes.club · 8d

Enterprise senior staff DnD night

No Context Earl Grey @frames.earlgreymemes.club · 8d

TNG "Attached"; the Kes ambassador Mauric under the red glow of his security doodads, with caption: The map we provided your officers will take them to a tavern there.

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 8d

Members of the European Parliament today rejected a landmark proposal to cut red tape for businesses.

Parliament stalls EU’s first effort to simplify rules for business

The decision sets up a clash with EU leaders and the European Commission, who are on a drive to roll back legislation quickly.

www.politico.eu

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Claudio Francavilla @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social · 10d

As @kajakallas.bsky.social & EU foreign ministers discuss sanctions for ongoing Israeli crimes, kind reminder that a ceasefire stops:
✅ Bombs (does it, really?)
❌ Occupation
❌ Apartheid
❌ Torture
❌ Forced displacement
❌ Unlawful detentions
❌ Impunity

Yes, EU should act: hrw.org/news/2025/10... #FAC

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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 10d

"There is no place for war criminals in Europe," said Lithuania's Kęstutis Budrys.

"We have to hold the principles of Europe that we all agreed, and the only place for Putin in Europe is The Hague in front of the tribunal and not in any of our capitals, that's clear."

Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 10d

To host or not to host Putin: EU foreign ministers back Donald Trump's diplomacy while calling for the respect of sanctions and the ICC. #FAC

EU foreing ministers walk fine line on Trump-Putin summit in Budapest

The prospect of Vladimir Putin, who is wanted for war crimes, entering EU territory loomed over a meeting of foreign affairs ministers on Monday.

www.euronews.com

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Tero Suoniemi @terosuo.bsky.social · 13d

(Not that all gay or queer people got HIV, obviously, just that HIV was inextricably linked with queerness, and coming out to yourself meant grappling with HIV, at least in a manner straight kids of my cohort didn't.) 2/2

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Tero Suoniemi @terosuo.bsky.social · 13d

HIV vaccine taken every other month - or in the one under development, once a year - to prevent HIV infection. (As opposed to current pills taken daily.) 🙌

Amazing how far we've come in my lifetime: I grew up (gay) in a world where HIV was incurable and dealing with that was part of being gay. 1/2

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13d

‘Gamechanging’ HIV prevention jab to be approved for England and Wales

Long-acting injection offers an alternative to daily pills taken to protect against the virus A “gamechanging” injection to prevent HIV is set to be approved for use in England and Wales. The long-acting jab, administered every two months, will offer an alternative to the daily pills used to protect against the virus. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 13d

BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.

Screenshot from Windows Settings>Privacy and Security>Text and image Generation.

"Text and image generation uses on-device AI technologies to quickly respond to requests. Turning this settings off will not affect apps and features using cloud AI technologies.

Text and image generation
Windows and anyone using this device can use Text and image generation.

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Timo R. Stewart @timostewart.bsky.social · 15d

Verkossa käydään jatkuvasti Gazan ympärillä infosotaa. Yleinen virhekäsitys on, että kyse on jostain taitavasta ja hienovaraisesta operoinnista.

Usein se on päinvastoin todella pöljää. Ja silti se toimii.

Annan tuoreen esimerkin toiselta alustalta. Tähän liittyy monia suomalaisia tilejä.

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Oras Tynkkynen @orastynkkynen.vihreat.fi · 16d

Lopuksi viimeisenä - ja varmasti myös vähäisimpänä - oma pitkähkö pohdiskeluni aiheesta.

Kiitos kärsivällisyydestä kaikille, jotka jaksavat lukea ennen kuin lyövät kantansa lukkoon!

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Velkajarrusta turvavyö | Oras Tynkkynen.fi

Parlamentaarinen työryhmä hyväksyi sovun kansallisista finanssipolitiikan säännöistä. Mistä niissä on kyse – ja mitä vahvuuksia ja heikkouksia sopuun liittyy?

www.orastynkkynen.fi

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Atte Harjanne @atteharjanne.vihreat.fi · 16d

Mistä tänään sovittiin ja miksi vihreät ovat mukana?

Kannattaa lukea tämä @saarahyrkko.vihreat.fi teksti.

Jäykkää velkajarrua ei ole tulossa.

www.vihreat.fi/ajankohtaist...

Jäykästä velkajarrusta talouden turvavyö - Vihreät

Vihreät on päättänyt pitkien ja mutkikkaiden neuvottelujen jälkeen olla mukana puolueiden yhteisessä sovussa, jonka tavoitteena on luoda puitteet Suomen velkaantumisen hallinnalle. Huoli julkisen talo...

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my welcome @amajoroperation.bsky.social · 17d

The demo of Star Trek Voyager - Across the Unknown is very janky and I cannot imagine a more fitting tribute to the show. I’m very charmed by it! store.steampowered.com/app/2643390/...

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown on Steam

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make diffi...

store.steampowered.com

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trickyNOtreat 🎃 @trickykat.bsky.social · 20d

real shitposters only use lower case because we are anti-capitalism

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 22d

Dutch courts fighting to make Facebook and Instagram useable again.

Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 22d

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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Jari Taponen @jaritaponen.bsky.social · 24d

🤦 Poliisi on vaikeassa paikassa:

- jos käy ilmi, että televalvonnan perusteita on liioilteltu 👉 luottamus kärsii.

- jos poliisi myöntää virheensä 👉 luottamus kärsii.

Ikävää, että kansalaisten oikeusturva ei ole niin tärkeä kuin oman organisaation virhearvion peittely.

www.hs.fi/tutkiva/art-...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29d

Jane Goodall has died at 91.

Her startling observations about chimpanzee behaviors revolutionized not only scientific understanding of the capabilities and inner lives of primates, but also long-held notions about what it means to be human. https://wapo.st/476clLO

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Lauri Lavanti @laurilavanti.fi · 29d

Nyt on kyllä puolustusministeri ottanut ehkä mahdollisimman huonon suunnan

Yhteiskuntamme rakentuu nimenomaan avoimuuden päälle, ja sen rajoittaminen Venäjän vaikuttamisen takia on vain ja ainoastaan Venäjän voitto

www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/pu...

Puolustusministeri MTV:lle: Yhteiskunnan avoimuutta joudutaan rajoittamaan hybridivaikuttamisen torjumiseksi

Häkkänen puhui asiasta suomalais-ruotsalaisessa turvallisuusfoorumissa

www.mtvuutiset.fi

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Greenpeace Suomi @greenpeace.fi · Sep 30

Tuore raporttimme kertoo, että EU ostaa yhä valtavasti nesteytettyä maakaasua Venäjältä ja näin lihottaa Venäjän sotakassaa.

Ranska, Belgia ja Espanja käyttivät enemmän rahaa venäläiseen nesteytettyyn maakaasuun (LNG) kuin Ukrainan taloudelliseen tukemiseen.

www.verkkouutiset.fi/a/eu-ostaa-v...

EU ostaa Venäjältä niin paljon kaasua että hyökkääjä saa sillä 270000 lennokkia | Verkkouutiset

www.verkkouutiset.fi

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Tomas Sjöblom @tomassjoblom.bsky.social · Sep 30

Tämä ei ole hyvän mielen postaus, mutta ehkä syksyn tärkein postaukseni. Suosittelen kaikille tutkijoille ja tutkimusryhmille: käsitelkää törkyriskejä ja suunnitelkaa toimenpiteitä etukäteen yhdessä.

Lähiaikoina on tiettävästi odotettavissa törkyä tiedeyhteisöä kohtaan. Ketjusta muutama pikavinkki.

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.bsky.social · Sep 26

The Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud as seen by JWST's MIRI camera.

Art.

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Greens/EFA in the EU Parliament 🌍 @greens-efa.eu · Sep 26

Our private messages should stay private.

In a world where autocrats attack #FreeSpeech, Europe must protect our right to privacy.

#ChatControl would force platforms like WhatsApp or Signal to scan every message and photo we send. That’s not security. It’s surveillance.

🎥 @marketkag.bsky.social

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